18. Understanding Relationships Flashcards

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Fallacy

A

An error in thinking or reasoning; a false idea

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Logic

A

The interrelationships of facts and events, or the sequence of facts and events

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Cause

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Refers to origin, source, or reason for something

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______ is a good basis for an action or decision

A

Cause

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Man reasons out the causes of situations, sometimes _____ and sometimes _____

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Accurately, fallaciously

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Not every event that precedes another was?

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Caused by the second

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Affect

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Related to cause

To affect something is to influence

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Effect

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Result of a cause

An outcome, a consequence

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Two sides of a coin?

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Cause and effect

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You can’t talk about ____ without discussing ____ and vice versa

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Cause, effect

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Rules of connection

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(1) Without event A, event B would not have come about

(2) Whenever there is A, there will be B

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The motivating force for something is called?

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Cause

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A fallacy in logic stating that “after this, therefore because of this” is called?

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Post hoc

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If a condition that is not a necessary causative factor is present?

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It is referred to as incidental

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